Collection America Under Fire
The young national capital at Washington, D.C. became the epicenter of The War of 1812 with Great Britain during the...
Reminders of 1814: President Madison's Medicine Chest
- Date of Work
- Late 18th century - Early 19th century
- Credit
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
Reminders of 1814: President Madison's Medicine Chest
This walnut, brass, and ivory medicine chest was taken from the White House during the fire of August 24, 1814, and given to President Franklin D. Roosevelt by a descendant of Thomas Kains, a British naval officer who was part of the party that burned the White House down during the Invasion of Washington during the War of 1812.
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